Weather scuppers Blades, Doncaster matches

Leaders Doncaster were scheduled to welcome 16th-placed Carlisle United but the game was called off following a morning pitch inspection at the Keepmoat Stadium due to a frozen pitch.

The Blades - who currently sit second - were due to travel to 14th-placed Crewe Alexandra tonight but that fixture also failed a midday pitch inspection due to frozen conditions.

The Blades will return to action on Saturday at 15th-placed Stevenage with Rovers due to entertain second-bottom Portsmouth.

The Blades will be booted out of the automatic promotion places should third-placed Swindon Town win at Brentford this evening but Danny Wilson’s side would have a game in hand and be only one point behind.